The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy and has a parliamentary system of government. Queen Elizabeth II is currently the head of the Australian State and use the formal title of Queen of Australia, to play a different role to that exercised in other realms of the Commonwealth. She is nominally represented by the Governor General at the federal level and the governor of each state. Although the Constitution gives extensive executive powers to Governor General, the implementation of them is usually held only on the advice of the Prime Minister. The most notable exercise of power reserved to the Governor General, out of the leadership of Prime Minister, was over from Gough Whitlam latter's political position during the Australian constitutional crisis of 1975. [12]
There are three branches in the government of Australia:
Legislature: Parliament of Australia, including the Queen, the Senate and House of Representatives. The Queen is represented by the Governor General, who in practice only exercises constitutional power with the approval of the Prime Minister. Executive: the Federal Executive Council (the Governor General in accordance with the Executive Directors). In practice, the directors are the Prime Minister and Ministers of State. Judiciary: the Supreme Court of Australia and other federal courts. The state courts formally became independent Judicial Committee of the Privy Council when the Australia Act was passed in 1986.
There are three branches in the government of Australia:
Legislature: Parliament of Australia, including the Queen, the Senate and House of Representatives. The Queen is represented by the Governor General, who in practice only exercises constitutional power with the approval of the Prime Minister. Executive: the Federal Executive Council (the Governor General in accordance with the Executive Directors). In practice, the directors are the Prime Minister and Ministers of State. Judiciary: the Supreme Court of Australia and other federal courts. The state courts formally became independent Judicial Committee of the Privy Council when the Australia Act was passed in 1986.
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